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NASB | Numbers 35:6 "The cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Numbers 35:6 "[Among] the cities which you give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall provide for the one who commits manslaughter to flee to; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities [to the Levites]. |
Subject: Reason 4 "6" Cities of Refuge? |
Bible Note: Angela, I used to be a children's pastor and I loved Ms. Pattycake. I met her at a conference once and got to know the person behind the character some. Anyway.... A good book would be "Life in Biblical Israel" by Philip King and Lawrence Stager. It's a bit more like a text book, but great to reference. Beyond that, you can search books with similar titles or get a Bible Encyclopedia. As far as the wives are concerned. The only known disciple to be married was Peter who was the only one to be over the age of 20 at Jesus' death (most likely). It would have been common for men in their teen years to become a disciple. In would be rather improbable for them to have been married with children already. It simply was not the custom to become a traveling disciple of a Rabbi that late in life. Peter's wife most likely stayed with his family. A wife typically lived within the household of her husband. They would have added on to the husband's father's house and shared a courtyard and chores as an extended family. This was more often true in the north in Galilee where Peter was from. There is quite a bit of interesting information about Jesus' world and the first century. A good teacher might be Ray VanderLaan with "In The Dust of the Rabbi" and "That the World May Know." He did some work with Focus on the Family a few years back and has been a blessing to me personally. MJH |